Generally, are there advantages to recording on a memory card compared to recording on a hard disk?
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The size of the memory cards are a great advantage! Both physical size and of the storage capacity. While both types of devices one can record on are portable, memory cards are just much smaller, and the potential for greater recording time (and in higher quality) comes with that as well.
41462
it is easier to transfer your videos to your computer. hard disk's used to be cheaper to use but with the cost of memory cards coming down you can now buy extra memory memory cards and get more storage than the hard drive ones. if you fill up a memory card you can put an extra one in and continue. if you fill up the hard drive you have to download all the videos and then continue.
2205923
This unit does not come with a hard disk. You will need to connect a memory card or USB hard drive to record. Hope i answered your question.
928343
Is there any way to record directly to the card and bypass the internal memory?? thanks
676400
It will record over once the card is full. 16 gigs is plenty. Don't worry about the card running out of room.
1370721
It's my understanding the newer cards are faster, and can "write" the information quicker, which makes waiting time between shots shorter. Also, the older cards may not be able to write video fast enough, so if you use your camera for video the newer, faster cards are better. When comparing cards with the same GB storage capacity, and you don't need the extra speed, such as shooting in bursts, video, etc. then the older cards are fine, and save some money.
1889378
You can record up to 8 hours with a 32 GB card. If you download it to your computer you do not have to erase it. When you record up to 32 GB it will randomly delete files from the first 5 per cent recorded.
1873156
As far as I know, you can't save directly to memory cards. You have to use a computer as a "middle man".
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I bought a 2 GB Sandisk Extreme III (20 MB/s write rate). It works fantastically. I was able to continuously record video until I completely filled the card (over 18 minutes) with 480x640 resolution at 30 frames per second (like a standard digital camcorder). It costs a bit more than standard SD memory cards, but if you are shooting video it is well worth it. I ordered mine from Jowow through Amazon for under $40 delivered.
129241
Yes. It overwrites earlier recordings when it gets full. Best thing to do to avoid that is to get a larger card. It comes standard w a 1g card.
426171
Well, yes. It only gives you like 2 minutes of recording time without. If you buy a 16gb SD card, you get more than 2 hours of recording time.
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SDHC CARD (at least that's what is written on the little thing) Hope that helps. I don't think the amount of storage makes any difference.
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The device has an hdmi output. I would think it is not copy protected, but not sure about that. If not, I don't see why you couldn't record to hard disk if you have a video card with software that supports recording over hdmi.
1232422
You can get a hard drive but is better to get one on your own since it be cheaper as well as bigger size to record.
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You can put an SD card in it so the bigger the card, the more you can record. You can also have it record straight to a dropbox account. You have the option of doing continuous or motion activated. Love it!
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The real problem is more likely the speed of your memory card. To record HD, you should use an Extreme III card, because the camera records faster than a typical memory card can store the data. The 15 to 30 seconds is how much your camera can hold on to while it's pushing the rest to the memory card, and once the buffer is filled, it has to stop or you would lose data.
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It depends on the size of the hard drive you are using on the PC you are recording with. You can use the included software or any off the shelf IP Camera software. This is just a camera and does not record to itself. Usually you can estimate about 1GB per hour of recording on just about any camera with average quality settings. I would suggest adding a secondary hard drive dedicated to storing your video.
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Recording is done via a micro USB card. It comes with an 8 GB card but I added the 16 GB card. I have had problems with recording. It does not seem to want to really record over previously recorded files. Sometimes It will stop recording and I will have to turn off the monitor and then on again to get it to record.